Sheffield Wednesday’s 20-year-old midfielder Jay Glover looks likely to leave the club on loan this month, as he searches for consistent game time in order to best aid his development, according to the Star.
Glover, who has come through the academy at Wednesday, has made 3 appearances for The Owls but has yet to feature this season in The Championship, and with Danny Rohl holding a number of midfield options, Glover is unlikely to see first-team action.
The tenacious young midfielder signed a new contract in the summer, extending his stay in SW6, and had impressed previous manager Xisco Munoz in the first team’s preseason trip to Spain. He has also been a key part of a very successful start for the under-21 side under Neil Thompson.
These performances as well as the lust for first-team action shown by how Glover has left the club looking for loan options, one of which being National League North side Spennymoor Town, who themselves have made an impressive start to the 23/24 league campaign, sitting fourth place and just five points off table topping Scunthorpe United.
Glover is not the only one of Thompson’s under-21 squad to attract loan interest from lower league sides, however, the details on which other young Wednesday players could be leaving the club are yet to be released.
Writer’s View
As a young player, especially in a box-to-box midfield position, gaining first-team experience is very important, and Glover should be really tested in the tough National League North, coming up against some tough and experienced players who will no doubt give him a few lessons about senior competitive football. It could be a sink-of-swim loan spell for Glover, as it is for many young EFL loanees that drop into non-league, but should Glover swim, he will have developed many new tools to add to his game, and both he and Sheffield Wednesday should benefit from it.